Farmshare Day 3: Avocado, Grapefruit, and Spinach Salad with Maple-Sherry Vinaigrette

100% Farmshare.  100% Delicious.  And a recipe that’s 100% foolproof.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves: 2, as an entree salad

For the Salad:
1 avocado, diced
1 grapefruit, sectioned, with pith removed, and juices from discarded sections reserved.  Good directions on how to do this can be found here.
1 handful baby spinach, rinsed and spun dry

For the Vinaigrette:
Juice from grapefruit sections
1-2T maple syrup
1-2 T EVOO
1 T sherry vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Arrange salad ingredients in a bowl.
2. Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients.  Pour over salad.  Depending on how much grapefruit juice you have, you might not need all of the dressing.
3. Top with some freshly ground black pepper and serve.

Recipe: Simple Maple-Mustard Marinade

Try it with chicken, fish (especially salmon), seitan or tempeh. Use it for delicious make-ahead meals.

Total Time: 5 minutes

3 T Maple Syrup
1-3 T Dijon Mustard (to taste)
1 T Balsalmic Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Optional: 1-2T olive oil (you may wish to add this here rather than adding oil to the cooking pan)
Optional: 1 t dried rosemary

Combine. To use, add to protein of choice, and mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes to overnight. Broil, grill, sear, or saute protein.

Recipe: Simple Maple-Mustard Marinade

Try it with chicken, fish (especially salmon), seitan or tempeh. Use it for delicious make-ahead meals.

Total Time: 5 minutes

3 T Maple Syrup
1-3 T Dijon Mustard (to taste)
1 T Balsalmic Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Optional: 1-2T olive oil (you may wish to add this here rather than adding oil to the cooking pan)
Optional: 1 t dried rosemary

Combine. To use, add to protein of choice, and mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes to overnight. Broil, grill, sear, or saute protein.

Recipe: Simple Maple-Mustard Marinade

Try it with chicken, fish (especially salmon), seitan or tempeh. Use it for delicious make-ahead meals.

Total Time: 5 minutes

3 T Maple Syrup
1-3 T Dijon Mustard (to taste)
1 T Balsalmic Vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste
Optional: 1-2T olive oil (you may wish to add this here rather than adding oil to the cooking pan)
Optional: 1 t dried rosemary

Combine. To use, add to protein of choice, and mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes to overnight. Broil, grill, sear, or saute protein.